Poems
Philip Freneau, poet of the American Revolution: "The Wild Honey Suckle", "The Indian Burying Ground".
Measured across the book
Across its 8,073 lines, 94% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 94% to 94%). Alliteration runs at 1.02 times what shuffling the words would give (0.34 observed against 0.34 expected). 11% of the lines have a feminine ending.
Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.
Contents
Poems: Cantoiambic pentameter · AABB · 357 linesPreliminary Particularsiambic pentameter · 38 linesThe Shop Described and the Merchant's Outsetiambic pentameter · 52 linesHis Journey to the Metropolis; and Mercantile Transactionsiambic pentameter · AABB · 78 linesThe Merchant's Returniambic pentameter · AABB · 26 linesThe Catastrophe, or the Broken Merchantiambic pentameter · AABB · 88 linesThe Puncheon's Eulogyiambic pentameter · AABB · 12 linesEpilogueiambic pentameter · ABABCDCDEEFF · 12 linesTravelleriambic pentameter · 4 linesGeniusiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 18 linesTravelleriambic pentameter · unrhymed · 19 linesGeniusiambic pentameter · 17 linesTravelleriambic pentameter · unrhymed · 7 linesGeniusiambic pentameter · 41 linesTimeiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 24 linesSapphoiambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 linesIsmeniusiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 98 linesSapphoiambic pentameter · AABB · 20 linesThe Power of Fancytrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 154 linesThe Prayer of Orpheusiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 40 linesThe Deserted Farm-Houseiambic pentameter · ABAB · 44 linesThe Citizen's Resolveiambic tetrameter · AABB · 88 linesThe Dying Elmiambic tetrameter · 24 linesColumbus to Ferdinandiambic pentameter · 2117 linesColumbus at Cat Islandiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 16 linesAntonioiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 11 linesHernandoiambic pentameter · 48 linesPicture XViambic pentameter · unrhymed · 40 linesFerdinandiambic pentameter · 4 linesIsabellaiambic pentameter · 7 linesColumbusiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 10 linesFerdinandiambic pentameter · 6 linesColumbus in Chainsiambic pentameter · unrhymed · 29 linesColumbus at Valladolidiambic tetrameter · AABB · 57 linesCharacters of the Poemanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 414 linesA Political Litanyanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 40 linesAmerican Liberty, a Poemiambic pentameter · AABB · 330 linesGeneral Gage's Soliloquyiambic pentameter · AABB · 151 linesOr, a Trip to Bostoniambic pentameter · AABB · 252 linesEpilogueiambic pentameter · AABB · 54 linesA Voyage to Boston, a Poemiambic pentameter · AABB · 489 linesThe Silent Academyiambic tetrameter · 42 linesShipwrecked and Nearly Drowned on Hatteras Shoalsiambic tetrameter · AABB · 26 linesTo the Americansiambic pentameter · AABB · 56 linesThe Vernal Agueiambic pentameter · AABB · 193 linesThe Distrest Shepherdessiambic tetrameter · AABB · 258 linesA Satireiambic pentameter · AABB · 156 linesA Visioniambic pentameter · 560 linesVirg. Georg. Ii., V. 490"iambic pentameter · 42 linesThe Jamaica Funeraliambic pentameter · ABAB · 128 linesThe Sermoniambic pentameter · ABAB · 94 linesThe Beauties of Santa Cruziambic pentameter · 444 linesStanzaiambic pentameter · 26 linesOn a Hessian Debarkationiambic pentameter · 20 linesThe Jewish Lamentation at Euphratesiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 36 linesAnd Her Everlasting Deliverance from British Tyranny and Oppressioniambic pentameter · AABB · 351 linesOn Amanda's Singing Birdtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 54 linesOn the New American Frigate Allianceiambic tetrameter · AABB · 66 linesOn the Death of Captain Nicholas Biddleiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 62 linesCaptain Jones's Invitationiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 60 linesThe Sea Voyageiambic tetrameter · AABCBC · 51 lines
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